Science with and for Society – Project Partner Search Form
CALL: Science with and for Society 2017
I offer my expertise to participate as a Partner in a Project
I am planning to coordinate a project and I am looking for Project Partners
Topics
1. Institutional Change to Support Responsible Research and Innovation in Research
Performing and Funding Organisations
SwafS-03-2016-2017: Support to research organisations to implement gender equality plans
SwafS-05-2017: New constellations of Changing Institutions and Actors
SwafS-06-2017: Engaging industry – Champions for RRI in Industrial Sectors
SwafS-08-2017: European Community of Practice to support institutional change
2. Embedding Responsible Research and Innovation in Horizon 2020 Research & Innovation
SwafS-10-2017: Putting Open Science into action
3. Strengthening the Science with and for Society Knowledge-Base
SwafS-11-2017: Science education outside the classroom
SwafS-12-2017: Webs of Innovation Value Chains and Openings for RRI
SwafS-13-2017: Integrating Society in Science and Innovation – An approach to co-creation
SwafS-14-2017: A Linked-up Global World of RRI
4. Developing Inclusive, Anticipatory Governance for Research & Innovation
SwafS-21-2017: Promoting integrity in the use of research results in evidence based policy: a
focus on non-medical research
SwafS-22-2017: The ethical dimensions of IT technologies: a European perspective focusing on
security and human rights aspects
SwafS-23-2017: Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in support of sustainability and
governance, taking account of the international context
SwafS-24-2017: Trans-national operation of the EURAXESS Service network
SwafS-26-2017: Science4Refugees - Support to highly skilled refugee scientists
SwafS-27-2017: Implementing a European Train-the-trainers initiative with regard to Ethics and
Research Integrity
1) PROJECT INFORMATION
Field of expertise related to the topic: spread across the federal state of North Rhine Westfalia,
there are 44 zdi centres (regional MINT support networks), approx. 50 zdi school laboratories at
universities and 24 zdi “Roberta” centres established, also a large number of other institutions
which are implementing zdi activities, such as learning workshops at primary schools and other nonschool learning facilities at research institutions and in enterprises, furthermore development of
outside the classroom STEM educational activities (every year over 300.000 young people
participated in such measures), communication and dissemination, networking, Gender expertise,
STEM related events and communication, know how in STEM relates initiatives in Germany
Potential contribution to the project: nationwide network, contact to evaluators and educational
institutions, desk research, communication, comprehensive know how of outside the classroom
activities in Germany, cooperation with scientific institutions in this field to deliver data for
evaluation
Role in the project:
Research
Dissemination
Training
Technology Development
Project idea:
Project description:
Already experience as a Coordinator:
yes
no
As a Partner:
yes
no
If “yes”, which project: Entreprise Europe Network (EASME)
Other partners in consortium already identified (with countries):
Other
2) TARGET COORDINATOR / PARTNER SOUGHT
Organisation details:
Higher education / university
Industry / SME
Research institution
Other
NGO
Please specify:
Education
We are looking for following Expertise / Competencies: looking for a coordinator and
partners which would enable us together an optimal geographical coverage across Europe and
across the different educational disciplines as we are able to contribute our knowledge in STEM
3) CONTACT DETAILS
Contact Person:
Name: Alexandra Veit
Ms
Mr
Organisation: ZENIT GmbH
Address: Bismarckstrasse 28
Postal code: 45470
City: Mülheim an der Ruhr
Country: Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 208 30004-88
Email: [email protected]
Organisation web address: www.zenit.de
Short profile of the Organisation: We pave the way and help you gain a foothold in North RhineWestphalia (NRW), one of Europe's leading regions. As a competent partner in a number of
European support networks, helping local organisations enter markets abroad and assisting their
foreign counterparts in NRW is our business. We are your best port of call for all transnational
activities.
ZENIT GmbH, founded in 1984, is a Public Private Partnership owned by the State of North RhineWestphalia, a consortium of banks and an association comprising some 180 enterprises. On behalf
of EU, national and regional bodies, we provide services for the benefit of companies, especially
small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as universities and research institutions. Our clients
come from NRW, throughout Germany and abroad. As National Contact Point for various EU
programmes on behalf of the national government, ZENIT makes an important contribution to
increasing the number of German participants. Additionally and under the name "NRW.Europa",
ZENIT - together with NRW.BANK and NRW.International - is part of the Enterprise Europe Network
which supports small and medium-sized technology-oriented enterprises are well as research
institutions in the area of technology transfer and funding schemes.
ZENIT GmbH also demonstrates its project management skills in the running of various projects and
programmes of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the administrative office for the regional
initiative "NRW: Future through Innovation" (Zukunft durch Innovation.NRW) and central contact
point for information about regional, national and EU funding. Zukunft durch Innovation.NRW, in
short: zdi, is a joint initiative to support young people in North Rhine-Westphalia in the area of
natural sciences and technical disciplines, with around 3.800 partners from business, science,
education and politics. Spread across the whole federal state of NRW, there are now 44 zdi centres
(regional MINT support networks), approx. 50 zdi school laboratories at universities and 24 zdi
“Roberta” centres. Additionally, there is a large number of other institutions which are
implementing zdi activities, such as learning workshops at primary schools and other non-school
learning facilities at research institutions and in enterprises. The number of zdi centres will continue
to grow up until the end of 2016. A good 20% of all general education secondary schools in NRW are
now zdi partners. The zdi partners offer joint measures along the entire education chain, from preschool to university to career. Every year over 300.000 young people participated in such measures,
the percentage of girls is currently about 40%.
Date: 30/05/2017
The offer is valid until: December 2017
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